NIKLAS

An early, high yielding large-grain oat with good milling quality

• An early variety that has very high yield potential
• Grain weight is the highest among the early varieties
• The proportion of kernels below 2 mm in the harvest is small
• The hectoliter weight is good
• The protein and fat contents of Niklas are better than the average
• The shell content of Niklas is quite low and the core is white
• Especially suitable for mill use

• Although it is early, it can compete with later varieties in yield
• Vegetation period (in Finland) – around 90 days
• Yield – 5.7 t/ha
• Plant height – 88 cm
• Stem – strong
• Resistance to disease – at the level of other early oats
• If direct seeding is used, treatment and disease control is recommended
• Grain – white
• 1000 grains weight– 39.3 g
• Large, i.e. the share of grains larger than 2.5 mm – 52.8%
• Small, i.e. the share of grains smaller than 2 mm – 4.3%
• Hectoliter weight – 52.9 kg/hl
• Excellent quality grains
• Protein content – ​​14.1 %
• Protein yield – 679 kg/ha
• Grain husk content – 22.0 %
• Quality meets the needs of the mill industry, used for food
• Can also be used for feed
• Suitable for growing in all types of soil, but best suited for mineral clay soils
• When growing in better soils, it is recommended to use stem shortening means
• The optimal nitrogen rate in good soils is 60-80 kg/ha. In order to increase the protein content, the N rate can be increased to 120-130 kg/ha by dividing it (2/3 given before sowing)
• PK fertilizer is applied in the spring, depending on the soil. Manganese is preferred.

In organic trials:

• Lodging – ​​35 %
• Weight of 1000 grains – 37.4 g
• Hectoliter weight – 56.4 kg/hl
• Protein content – ​​12.1 %
• Fat content – 6.20 %
• Starch content – ​​48.8 %
• Grain husk content – 24.4 %
• Grains smaller than < 2 mm – 3.23 %
• Grains 2.0-2.5 mm – 31.67 %
• Grains larger than >2.5 mm – 15.0 %

*Source: Sanna Grönroos. VARIETY TESTING OF OAT (Avena sativa L.) FOR ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, Helsinki, 2021.

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam